labor/economy

12:08

Although circumstances deprived her of completing her education, Kafia Ahmed did not surrender to reality: rather, she carved her own path in the world of sewing and designing authentic Kurdish costumes.

11:36

With the arrival of summer, women begin making herb cheese, addidng a distinctive flavor to tables with great effort and care.

08:37

The craft of making Kilim Adawi is a traditional handicraft women rely on for livelihood; they spin and weave despite great physical effort, preserving inherited skill and supporting this art's continuation.

11:24

The sharp rise in food prices and the massive collapse in purchasing power have reduced the tables of many families in Kermanshah, East Kurdistan. This crisis has affected children more than others, pushing them toward hunger and malnutrition.

09:42

Women in Turkey and North Kurdistan can no longer afford basic needs. Rising food, energy, and rent prices make shopping a harsh test of budget barely covering part of family's requirements.

09:21

Digital space sees unprecedented hate speech rise, fueled by algorithms amplifying shocking content, making women vulnerable to defamation and blackmail campaigns aimed at silencing them.

09:15

Sara Suhail Najm, Iraqi youth innovator, turned medical programming passion into seven locally-made medical devices in a few years, despite logistical challenges and limited resources.

09:13

Sudanese women face complex economic and social repercussions from conflict, bearing double burdens inside and outside family, and increasing economic violence, complicating their role despite efforts to adapt to accelerating collapse.

08:46

The Sweida crisis reveals an accelerating economic and social collapse, as residents face Widespread displacement, loss of income, and absence of services, pushing them toward unsustainable alternative solutions that reflect forced resilience in the absen

13:16

With the escalation of the economic crisis and the repercussions of war in Iran, women workers in Kermanshah face more that other cases of layoffs, delayed wages, job discrimination, and security pressures.

07:38

Testimonies from Tunisian women reveal the extent of daily suffering, from the difficulty of securing basic necessities, to the declining ability to buy children's needs, and even giving up some simple expenses that were previously considered ordinary.

11:41

Women in Afghanistan, despite marginalization and rising restrictions, have played an essential role in family and community economy—continuing today through new forms of entrepreneurship and resistance.

08:55

Internet shutdown in Iran are now a tool for social and economis control, weakening livelihoods exacerbating inequality, and excluding vulnerable groups, plunging millions into crisis.

09:52

The gas crisis in the city of Koye in the Kurdistan Region, resulting from recent military tensions, has led to the shutdown of a number of home ovens, putting dozens of women working in bread-making at risk of losing their sole source of livelihood.

08:49

The effects of the war in Iran were not limited to the battlefields alone, but extended to the outskirts of cities, where tables were deprived of food, and hunger became a deadly threat whose victims do not appear in official statistics.

07:39

Grandmothers' recipes in the regions of Sidi Bouzid have transformed from rural kitchens into small businesses building a future for women and their families.

08:47

Handicrafts play an important role in improving the income of rural households, especially in light of the difficult economic conditions the region is experiencing.

09:15

Algerian women are considered a fundamental pillar in the traditional textile sector. Their role is not limited to knitting alone; they are also engaged in weaving carpets and traditional garments.

11:34

The Palestinian woman embodies a symbol of strength and steadfastness, striving to reclaim her unquestionable right to live on her land and to create beauty out of nothing.

08:33

Women’s entrepreneurship in Yemen is no longer merely an economic choice; it has become an existential necessity amid the continuing Yemeni crisis.